Local man gets six years in prison for deadly crash
BRANTFORD – Keith Jonathan, 58, was sentenced to six years in prison on four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and two counts of…
New Credit’s Historical Gathering
NEW CREDIT – Former Chief of New Credit Carolyn King feels that knowing and respecting where you come from is an important facet of life…
OPP officer injured during arrest
BRANT COUNTY – County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in response to a male walking along Highway 403 in dark clothing on…
Shop Local campaign to be resurrected
SIX NATIONS – A few years ago, a Shop Local-Shop Native promotional campaign drew attention to local Six Nations and New Credit entrepreneurs and business…
True numbers of #MMIW in Canada may total 4000
OTTAWA – If you type “1,200 to 4,000” into any search engine, a long list of articles written on Canada's Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of February 24
Moosehide Campaign is determined to end violence against women Five years ago, the British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres organized the Moosehide Campaign in…
UNIFOR president welcomes change in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Canada’s largest labour union, Unifor, welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed repel of anti-labour bills C-525 and C-377. These two bills were put…
Undefeated
My mentors get upset when I call Six Nations a reservation; they tell me it is a Territory. They are absolutely right, yet I will…
Etymology of the word bwoot
Among the Haudeonsaunee of Six Nations is a long standing debate over the word “bwoot”. Bwoot, for those of you who don’t know, is the…
Ontario Acting to End Violence Against Indigenous Women
TORONTO —The Ontario government announced a new program aimed at preventing violence against indigenous women and reduce its impact on youth, families and communities. Premier…
Doug’s Double-Dipped Catfish
This is Doug Henhawk’s favourite Healthy Roots adaptation of a traditional southern fried catfish recipe opts for white corn, duck eggs and walnuts. It is…
Maple ginger roasted veggies
This recipe, courtesy of Healthy Roots participants Team GenHawk has become a go-to family recipe during the challenge. So simple and very satisfying. 3 large…
Ontario announces mandatory anti racism, cultural competency training
TORONTO – The Ministry of Education will be introducing mandatory Indigenous cultural competency and anti-racism training for every employee in the Ontario Public Service and…
SN Minor Hockey Atoms
OHSWEKEN – The Six Nations Atoms just snuck by Norwich on Sunday Feb. 21, with a win 2-1. After a hard fought start on both…
Brantford Blast and Whitby Dunlops even at 1-1
BRANTFORD – The Brantford Blast are having a hard time with the Whitby Dunlops in ACH Sr. AAA playoff action. After winning game #1 of…